Deadlifts are no fun anymore since I started doing them with proper form. I was astounded I could pull 3 reps today. But very happy about it afterwards. Note: I can attest to proper form from the blood on the bar and the scrapes on my shins.

Turns out Evan is quite strong after all, which was hard to see when we started him on squats and he had real trouble with balance. He had no trouble on bench and row, and is progressing on goblet squats to gain balance for real back squats.

Very very satisfying PR. I had basically put bench on hold when I started stronglifts, to get the other lifts up to speed and in balance. Now I'm breaking past where I was before Stronglifts, when I could only get 2 reps at 185.

Strongly considering going up by 7.5 instead of 5 as a one-time event. It's nice to hit 5 reps on 1+ day but it seems it would make more sense to be getting 2 and fighting for 3.

Rows45 - 577 - 5-- Sets --110 - 5122.5 - 3137.5 - 5

Rep PR I'm sure though I don't track them. I'll have to make up a sheet for rows.

Victory and DefeatGabe won the presidency of the Junior National Honor Society today, and promptly loaded his bar w/90# instead of 70# for bench, leading to a spectacular failure to get even one rep. We puzzled for awhile before figuring it out, but he'd burned out and couldn't make 5x5. We'll repeat 70# next week.

Matt tried to jerk a 265# deadlift and put himself out of commission, ending his session.

I smashed my all-out squat 1+ set and had to call my session after nearly throwing up during Bulgarians.

Seems those hellish Bulgarians and pause variations have paid off. Kenny C never did tell me where to send his check.

Bulgarian Split Squatsbw: 10+60: 8-- sets --+120: 5+130: 5

Stopped here and called it a day. In one year I've only stopped 3 sessions and every time it was because I hurt myself. This time I had the squat victory and the increasing waves of nausea and decided to quit while I was ahead.

Pause SquatsCancelled due to nausea

Deadlift265 x 1

Well, Matt had the bar loaded and just sitting there calling to me....

Will have to reluctantly go back down to 100/110 and get the balance right and form consistent.

Pause Squats133: 5, 5144: 5, 5

Decided to keep adding weight until form broke. On 5th rep of 4th set got very wobbly, just like the first time I did them, so I'll start with that weight next week. Will keep adding weight as long as I can make 3x5.

Legs are about 10 degrees hotter than the rest of my body and feel like I have worms crawling all over on the inside of my skin.

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